Addressing Intimate Partner
Violence, Reproductive and Sexual Coercion: A Guide for Obstetric,
Gynecologic and Reproductive Health Care Settings focuses on the
transformative role of the reproductive health care provider in
identifying and addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) and
reproductive coercion. The Guide offers a discussion on the magnitude of
IPV and reproductive coercion; overview of the health impact;
guidelines for implementing routine assessment and intervention; policy
implications and system responses; and provides validated assessment
tools. The Guide specifically examines how IPV and reproductive coercion
impact contraceptive use and birth control sabotage; condom use;
unintended pregnancy; and the role of pregnancy coercion, including
exposure to STIs. The latest data in each of these areas is explored,
in addition to identifying tools such as safety cards, posters and
documentation forms to help launch health care responses. The goal of
this resource is to reframe the way in which health care systems respond
to intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion such that the
reproductive health care provider is the hub in a wheel of a
trauma-informed, coordinated health care response.